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Rio de Janeiro×Sacramento

Brazil · BR
Rio de Janeiro
—:—
America/Sao_Paulo·
No DST
United States · US
Sacramento
—:—
America/Los_Angeles·
DST active

Rio de Janeiro is 4 hours behind Sacramento. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

01
Difference
4h behind
Rio de Janeiro vs Sacramento
02
Overlap
4h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
03
UTC offsets
GMT-3 / GMT-7
BRT · PDT
04
Flight
13h
10,626 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
4h shared · 13:00 – 17:00 Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
—:—
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
Sacramento
—:—
21
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
Scrub a meeting time14:00 Rio de Janeiro
Same moment in Sacramento10:00 Sacramento
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 Rio de Janeiro10:00 Sacramento
Full 24-hour reference
Rio de JaneiroSacramento
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20:00
01:00
21:00
02:00
22:00
03:00
23:00
04:00
00:00
05:00
01:00
06:00
02:00
07:00
03:00
08:00
04:00
09:00Rio de Janeiro only
05:00
10:00Rio de Janeiro only
06:00
11:00Rio de Janeiro only
07:00
12:00Rio de Janeiro only
08:00
13:00Both working
09:00
14:00Both working
10:00
15:00Both working
11:00
16:00Both working
12:00
17:00
13:00Sacramento only
18:00
14:00Sacramento only
19:00
15:00Sacramento only
20:00
16:00Sacramento only
21:00
17:00
22:00
18:00
23:00
19:00
◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Sacramento?

Rio de Janeiro is 4 hours behind Sacramento. Rio de Janeiro runs on GMT-3 and Sacramento on GMT-7. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

There are 4 hours where both cities are inside a 09:00–17:00 workday. Aim for the middle of that window so neither side is starting or closing out.

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is Rio de Janeiro from Sacramento?

About 10,626 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 13h, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

RIO DE JANEIRO · America/Sao_Paulo
GMT-3 · -22.91°, -43.17°

SACRAMENTO · America/Los_Angeles
GMT-7 · 38.58°, -121.49°

4h shared · 4h behind